General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I spent more or less the entire afternoon today experimenting with the Zed and it finally worked ! I fitted some Vectra tailgate gas struts to the bonnet of my Zed today and wow what a lift ! It shoots up like a jack in the box ! Now taking this one step further, I removed the bonnet latch & safety mechanism and fitted a heavy duty contact solenoid off an E Class Merc's boot latch mechanism. This took a bit of modding as had to make room for it. I then wired up my alarm to the solenoid and now at the press of a button on my remote the frigging bonnet opens by itself ! Ha ! Ha! Ha! Now my next task is to see if I can close the bonnet with the touch of a button. This is…

Anyone know where i can get a cheap set of brake discs(front) Just had the pads done and now they're squeeling like buggery every time i pull to a stop! Its driving me crazy!

I noticed that the motor has one wire connected to it. I take it this is the power. So would this mean that when you fix the thing to the side of the gearbox? that, that is where it gets it's grounding from? Just asking this because I was trying to yank the ******* of the one that is connected on there but couldnt take it off so I thought I'll connect the new one without bolting it up. Of course the car didnt turn over though. So is it because of this?

Sent Smithy a couple of E-mails with no reply,it's not like him not to reply so i presume he's away or his pc is down.Any body shed any light on this.Taa

I have no power from the cig lighter so will need to replace it....is this a big job.....just aquired a zx so im a learner!!!! :bow: :xxx: :dance: :dance: :dance: :cool:

Hi, Anyone know where i can get some Chrome kick plates? same as the original plastic ones same position for screws etc, but in Chrome? or something like it? Thanks oh also - have searched but does anyone know whether theres a 'how to' on fitting a Blitz sus induction kit ? 1990 Auto TT :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :)

Hi all Right I'm looking for idea's here!! Info the car is a UK TT 1990 the owner is a new member on here "Bob from Tealing, Scotland" He bought the car with smoking turbo's and poor running (Put down to the turbo prob) about 18months ago, He then had new turbo's fitted this stopped the car from smoking but it still run's like a Fiat Panda. The bloke that fitted the turbo's lost interest and the car lay for 6month. Anyway the car run's like it's really badly retarded starts and idle's fine but couldn't pull skin off a rice pudding. Turbo's appear to spool up but the car just doesn't pull at all boost gauge doesn't work so guessing. I've listed below whats been checked …

Reg was KLZ.... IIRC, Saturday :wack:

Hello zx'ers....i'm having a problem with my front left fog light....can't seem to get the dam thing off to change bulb....and not having a manual on the car yet is not helping...lol....any help would be most appreciated!! :bow: :bow: :bow: :headvswal :dance:

I have MOT due and need to know a soloution. I have a Monza bonnet fitted and do NOT want to drill holes in it to mount the washer jets. I have seen instances where the washer pipes are mounted on brackets just below the bonnet level using brake pipe to create the nozzle.. BUT... I want windscreen wipers that have the washer jets mounted in them :wack: Can anyone help please? Where can I buy them? or any help on this matter appreciated Thanks chaps :duffer:

My radiator fan seems to be running constantly, what checks should i do? How do you remove the E.C.U. Water Temperature Sensor, do you just pull it? Cheers David

following me (silver zed) down the A259 to bognor :xxx:

Just secured some stock replacement rear light units to replace my cracked and chipped current ones. Ive seen this conversion kit.. http://www.directcircuit.com/ is there a UK distrubitor of these orI is there a way can make my own?I know im being tight fisted and not paying the 38 dollars lol but i fancy a challenge. Ive heard you can use the material srip light covers are made of for the internal lense.What else do i need?

saw a blue zed driving into grimsby today around 12.30-1.00

As above, Does anyone know the part number for the pair of these as ours are well and truley buggered? Thanks Rob

Ok, today I was looking closely at my rear stock spoiler and found that it is not actually cracked in any place and is in pretty good nick. Only the paint is flaked in places. I used a scrapper and got a small area of paint off. Now the question is how do I strip the entire paint of the spoiler with ease as using a scrapper will take me a few years ? I am hoping to strip the paint and repaint the whole spoiler afresh by myself. This is my cheapest option at the moment. Any ideas guys ?

Hey guys could anyone post a pic showing how they cut the alcantara to go round the corners - rear top is the worst as it's most visible. Just struggling to get it round the radius without looking rubbish!! cheers Rich

just wiring the airhorns up and noticed that there is a relay and fuse not in the fuse box under the bonnet. do they need to be in. missing: sub fan relay, and the shift lock fuse. do they need to be in there then??

Has anyone here know or has done replace fuel tank? Reason ive got uk tt, its had a rotten pipe that feeds the tank(where you fill it up~)So after ages ive taken the holed rusty pipe of,long gone whats left in bin,Got another me told there the same,ive tried all blxxdy morning to get this pipe on just wont go, :headvswal Now before i take the whole tank of i just wanted to know are they the same SWB AND UK :(

i'm sure my fuel leak is comming from this place what is it?

Have done search after search but i feel my searching skills are crap today. Just wanted to know how much is needed for and oil change?? will a 5ltr container be enough?? cheers Mike

i founf that it was a fuse. so i changed it. now everytime i turn on the headlights it just blows another fuse? can anyone shed some light on it cheers

gonna change the clutch in mine shortly and need advise. do i need all this when ordering bits?? OEM friction disc OEM flywheel ( i have been told told one needs resurfacing when fitting new clutch) or buy new flywheel throw out bearing pilot bushing rear main seal clutch fork pivot ball clutch fork rear transmission seal and if broken/not working reverse switch by replacing the ancillariess i suppose im doing good preventative maintainence. is the flywheel resurfacing needed when fitting new clutch or shall i just get a new one at same time?

As above does anyone sell these?

Look at this first post... http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=67011 Especially "Rover 416 !!!!! - I was in a place called Bridgenorth, about 15 miles from home when i came across this tosser chav with his 12 year old girlfriend in the car with him and he kept swerving over the road so I couldn't pass, so I got in front of him and jammed on the anchors and made him go up the kerb - JOB DONE !!!!! went back that way home later and guess what ??? The car was there on the side of the road with a fooked wheel........ 1-0 to me then !!!" Makes me almost glad I don't have a zed, to be associated with stories like that :( I was gonna post a scathing re…